Saving a few dollars getting to Syd airport...

[Kangol]

The fare for the entire journey would be calculated separately (i.e. one fare for the train and one fare for the bus). This is one short coming of the Opal card as it discourages people switching between different modes of transport.

Oh dang.
I misread the 60 min transfer as applying to multiple modes of transport but it isn't.
Although the site can be reasonably (mis)interpreted to be similar to my original one:

A journey consists of one or more trips on eligible services where transfers between services occur within 60 minutes*.
* 60 minutes applies to all services except the Sydney Ferries Manly ferry service where the standard transfer time is 130 minutes from tap on.

https://www.opal.com.au/en/fare-information/trip_journey_and_transfer_explained/

But then here it is clearer:

Using Opal, your fare can be cheaper when making several trips on the same mode of transport, e.g. only ferries, only trains or only buses, if you transfer between services within 60 minutes.

https://www.opal.com.au/en/fare-information/60_minute_transfer/

 

[moa999]

Awesome, thanks. Looks like the train price to Mascot or Rockdale is the same (from central or further north) and the bus ticket from either Mascot or Rockdale to international or domestic will be the same price too?

I think that's correct for Opal (under 3km) but for paper tickets Mascot-Dom is 1-2sections whereas Rockdale-Int is 3-5 thanks to the section count I believe

I believe at this point a fair chunk of 400 buses are Opal enabled as they come from W Waverley depot but not guaranteed.

As pointed above you will pay for both the bus and train separately using either Opal of paper.


If on an Opal bus it would be possible to take the 400 from Domestic to Bondi Junction and then transfer to say a 333 to the City, but it's a lot of extra travel time. Think this would fall into the 8+km category so $4.50 total

 

[medhead]

I once took the 400 from randwick to domestic. It was close to 45 minutes.

 

[kpc]

Has the 400 bus stop near Mascot train station disappeared? The only bus stop at Mascot now seems to be at the intersection of Botany Road & Robey Street which is quite some distance away from Mascot station
http://www.sydneybuses.info/routes/400_20101128_tt.pdf

 

[cove]

Lovely when Sydney goes 100% humidity.

 

[SFSC]

Has the 400 bus stop near Mascot train station disappeared? The only bus stop at Mascot now seems to be at the intersection of Botany Road & Robey Street which is quite some distance away from Mascot station
http://www.sydneybuses.info/routes/400_20101128_tt.pdf

No. We alighted at stop 2020113 on Thursday night on our way to the HI. The PDF timetable only shows timing stops. You can see all the stops by using the Maps & timetables tab at Transport Info - Public transport trip planning | transportnsw.info and clicking on the + show extra stops ​link at the top left of your requested timetable.

 

[kpc]

Lovely when Sydney goes 100% humidity.

Don't like a bit of sweat cove? Can grab a shower at either the VA or QF lounge

 

[cove]

I have an over active body cooling system so no humidity is my favourite kpc.

 

[medhead]

I don't need to wait for 100% humidity in Sydney. I'll be dripping wet in the dead of winter with an arctic gale blowing.

 

[moa999]

Travelling to the Airport with Opal Card just became even better - from 1 September (when the first of the paper tickets are retired)

New Weekly Cap on Airport Gate fee of $21 (individual Adult gate fee is $12.60 and Concession $10.60)
- essentially the cap is less than two individual fees

NSW Government signs $10 million agreement ensuring regular airport customers can save under Opal | Transport for NSW

Thus a City-Domestic return (within a week and assuming no other Opal caps) is $27.60

 

[medhead]

Still I've been getting it down to $8.80 each way. And I think this morning was $5.27. But that's great news.

 

[kpc]

It would NOT have been a good idea to walk to / from Sydney airport the last few days!!

 

[moa999]

Still I've been getting it down to $8.80 each way. And I think this morning was $5.27. But that's great news.

Assume this is from walking or the bus? Or using non-registered cards?

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

The 400 bus... right now only every 2nd one is Opal equipped.
But who at Sydney int sells Opal cards for new coners to use.
Ask them to go to the train station, paying still nearly $30 fir a single to the city of Sydney?
Or has a newsagency at Sydney int got onto the bandwagon to sell Opal cards ready to use.

 

[medhead]

The 400 bus... right now only every 2nd one is Opal equipped.
But who at Sydney int sells Opal cards for new coners to use.
Ask them to go to the train station, paying still nearly $30 fir a single to the city of Sydney?
Or has a newsagency at Sydney int got onto the bandwagon to sell Opal cards ready to use.

It's $15.90 for a single to the city. Not what i'd call nearly $30.

 

[markis10]

The 400 bus... right now only every 2nd one is Opal equipped.
But who at Sydney int sells Opal cards for new coners to use.
Ask them to go to the train station, paying still nearly $30 fir a single to the city of Sydney?
Or has a newsagency at Sydney int got onto the bandwagon to sell Opal cards ready to use.

All 400 buses are now equipped I believe. As for buying an opal card at SYD, plenty of options outside of the station, some of them :



Newslink - International Landside T1
International Landside T1, Shop 2, 138 & 1427, MASCOT NSW 2020




Newslink Sydney T2 Domestic Airport
Terminal 2, Pier A, Airside, T2, Sydney Domestic Airport , MASCOT NSW 2020


WH Smith International Airport Arrivals 2
Site 1-1082 International Terminal, Sydney International Airport, MASCOT NSW 2020


WH Smith T1 Departure
Sydney Airside, Dock 6, Sydney International Airport, MASCOT NSW 2020


WH Smith International Airport Arrivals 1
Site 1-1082 International Terminal, Sydney International Airport, MASCOT NSW 2020

http://www.retailers.opal.com.au/?=carousel

 

[Kangol]

Travelling to the Airport with Opal Card just became even better - from 1 September (when the first of the paper tickets are retired)

New Weekly Cap on Airport Gate fee of $21 (individual Adult gate fee is $12.60 and Concession $10.60)
- essentially the cap is less than two individual fees

NSW Government signs $10 million agreement ensuring regular airport customers can save under Opal | Transport for NSW

Thus a City-Domestic return (within a week and assuming no other Opal caps) is $27.60

I couldn't see anything about their definition of a week, I'm guessing it is Sun-Sat? If you go Fri night and back Sunday afternoon, would that cover two weeks (and two caps)?

Still I've been getting it down to $8.80 each way. And I think this morning was $5.27. But that's great news.

The bus only? From where?

 

[moa999]

Opal week is Mon-Sun with the extra $2.50 cap on the Sunday only

 

[Kangol]

Thanks, travelling this weekend and I have a bit of spare time so I might try and take the bus and see what it's like..

 

[carwashhair]

Just enjoyed a city-int'l airport trip on opal today for the princely sum of $3.10 today. To work out how, combine tapping on with 'minimum fare' value on cards, with principles learned on this site for Brisbane's Go Card (specifically airport to GC train)...